Bangalore vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$219	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	4
😀 Quality of life	68	26
🏙️ Population	12.3M	13.9K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 47% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 8398th and 5500th ($533 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check India vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 3159th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Kingstown

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	Bangalore	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$7119

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789